QUEER NAMES. APPELLATIONS SOME CHILDREN MUST STRUGGLE UNDER. Caprice of Purcnta Una Saddled Very J Odd Cognomcna Upon Innocent Off- eprlziK A Child Named "Air and -Graces" Only Recently Christened. f ; Tbe most curious name perbaps ever bestowed upon u girl is tbat of Airs nd Graces. She is now about four fears old , her name being registered at i Somerset House , London , in 1898 , > when she was baptized. "What she will think of these cogomens when sBe arrives sit maturity is difficult to im agine. Her sister's name Is equally 'onique Nun Nicer. When Airs and . . Graces and Nun Nicer arrive at the age of maturity at lea.si one of them should marry a youth whose Christian name compares favorably for exam ple. Acts .of the Apostles. This is a tiame found ou an English parish reg ister : Aetsapostle , sou of Thomas Tiucl Elizabeth Pegden , was baptized Aug. , , 1795. Again this .name figures in 'records in 1833 , when Acts of the Apostles , son of Richard and Phebe Kennutr , was b...

THE VALENTINE I. M. RICE EDITOR Official Newspaper of Cherry County , Nebranka Thurfldaj , April 24 , 1902.fi TERMS Subscription fi.oo per year in advance ; $1.50 When not paid ID adrance , Single copies fie. Display advertising l Inch single column I5c per issue or fo.oo a year. Local Notices , Obituaries , Lodge Besolutton- aud Hoclala for Kevenue 5c per line per Issue. Prands. IM li.i-l-es f 4.00 per year In advance additional space $300 per Inch per year jenjjrave blocks extra ; f l.uo each. rattles living outside Cherry county not per sonally known are requested to pay In advance 10 per cent-additional to above rates if over G months In arrears. Notices of losses of stock free to brand adver tisers. . With the shipping subsidy bill\assed , it was only a short job to form a ship ping trust. It was comforting , Tuesday , to read that "the hot winds continue to blow over Kansas. " ii. C. Frick , the steel magnate , has stock in the steel trust which yields him $700,000 per year. H...

- THF VALENT V'E 0 ? I M RICE EDITOR Mutual companies pay losses In full , No discount I. M. RICE , Agent. PomotHco addre > Gregory. " < On loft sldp or tut horses atn < i " ' Range Arkanrwc Va.lev George Gray ThedfordNeb Same as cut on left hip or A6on right hi | , or sMe Manije I-onp * . d Dismal G. W Valentine , Nrbr Ranee : four miles oast of Fort Niobrara , north and south of Berry bridge the ErnlToy & Sons. V Merriman , Neb. Cattle brandeo MV on left side and E on left jaw ears clipped both ends and JC on right hip and C on right jaw. un- derblt on right ear and .  _ on Tight llLL side Horses branded JC on left hip nnd FE on left ihouldertind T on left hip. Range Between Pass Creek and southern part of the reservatio- * nd Valentino Vp.hr brands ac follows left idi . loin 01 hip left thich [ S { Lelt or eith- or * id < Also the following brands li-ft. should iSoror aide eft side Range between the ordon and Snake gouth of the Niobrara river H A BUCK Postotllce ...

THE SET $1. Consisting of CUTICURA SOAP to cleanse the skin of crusts and scales , and soften the thickened cuticle ; CUTICURA OINTMENT to instantly allay itching , irrita tion , and inflammation , and soothe and heal ; and CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS , to cool and cleanse the blood , and expel humour germs. A SINGLE SET is often sufficient to cure the most torturing , disfiguring skin , scalp , and blood humours , ecze mas , rashes , itchings , and irrita tions , with loss of hair , when the best physicians , and all other remedies fail. MILLIONS USE CUTIGURA Assisted by CDTICUKA OINTMENT , for preserving , purifying , and beautify ing the skin , for cleansing the scalp of crusts , scales , and dandruff , and the Stopping of falling hair , for softening , whitening , and soothing red , rough , cnil sore hands , for baby rashes , itchings , and chaflngs , and for all the purposes of the toilet , bath , and nursery. Millions of Women use CUTICURA 6OAP in the form of baths for annoying i...

HE VAL ENTINE DEMOCRAT I KICK , PmfcI ! hr. Tact profits never count with the fire fcawrance men when they contemplate naent losses. matter what decisions are given , body thinks he knows the facts in itehley case , anyhow. If John L. Sullivan goes to farming ealf will find his nose held in the with a firm hand and no monkey allowed. Jdtout the first thing a good Ameri itaaalnd's it necessary to do after reach mg the Philippines is come home to un WtrfQ a surgical operation. a sovereign State bumps it a combination of railway com- oies It generally finds outjhat it isn't mm orereign as it might be. Detroit bank man who saw the to the extent of $1,100,000 Is trou- with nervous prostration. What be think the depositors have ? It Is estimated that King Edward's pwnatlon will coat $20,000.000. En- Jaad needn't feel so bad , though. A ifftt < rf it will be good American money. It Is estimated that there are not sere than 10,000 elephants left In the Jtrorld and five of these will be k...

RESPITE IS GIVEN -fiOVERNOH SAVAGE ISSUES STAY OF OVER A YEAR. PRISONER IS INDIFFERENT 3- &EARNS OF KKFRIEVE WITHOUT i KV1NCING INTEREST. DODGECOUNTYIS AROUSED "Governor Hop B for Law Agntn < it t'ltpitnl Punlnhmi-nt uives Keajtona ( or H B Act. fGovernor Savage granted a condi tional reprieve to William Rhea , who was under sentence to be hung April 25 at the penitentiary. The respite 5s"of long duration as under it Rhea raav live till Julj 10 , 1903. This date was taken as a time when any law passed by the next legislature would "be in effect. The governor's hope is "that a law may be placed on the stat utes pro\iding against capital pun ishment. In cvont the chief execu tive is not rciiirned for a second term , the duty ol finally passing on the case will devolve upon his suc cessor. The papers in the case were made out yesterday afternoon. Among them was a document , which Rhea signed , consenting to the action of the governor. Another was the order to Warden Davis of the...

THE VALENTINE DEMOCRA I. M. RICE EUITOF Official Newspaper of Cherr\ \ County , Nebraska X Thursday , Hay 1 , 1902. TERMS Subscription $1.00 per year in advance ; ? l.l When not paid in advance , Single copies 5c. Display adrertising 1 inch single column 1 ! per issue or $0.00 a year. Local Notices. Obituaries , Lodge Kesolutlor and Socials for Itevenue 5c per line per issue. Brands , iJi iilies 84.00 per jear in advanc additional space ? 3-00 per inch per year ; engrave blocks extra ; $1.00 each. Tarties living outside Cherry county not pei tonally known are requested to pay in advanc 10 per cent additional to above rates if over months in arrears. Notices of losses of stock free to brand adve Users. Onr Birthday. Two yeats ago this issue the Wester : News Democrat passed into the hand of the present owner and was change to the VALENTINE DEMOCRAT. Beinj an inexperienced man in the newspape field our first efforts may haye give : some the idea that the paper would b neither a paying...

PASTOR'S WIFE "i fcta Suffered for Years and Felt Her Case Was Hopeless Cured by Peruna. . ANNA B. FLEHAUTY , recent Superintendent of the W. C. T. U. headquiirtcrs. at Galesburg , 111. , was ' < * ten years one of the leading women flfcere. Her husband , wheu living , was fen * president of th'e Nebraska Wenleyan University , at Lincoln , Neb. In a letter written from 401 Sixtjr- ereath street , W. , Chicago , 111. , Mrs. JTiekarty says the following iu regard to Peruuu : "Having lived a very active life as wife mad working partner of a busy minister , mf health failed me a few years ago. I teftt nay husband about the same time , and gradually I seemed to lose health ftd spirit. My daughter is a confirmed Invalid , and we both felt great need of * Invigorator. . "One of my neighbors advised me to try Peruna. A bottle was Immediately ttcuredanda great change took place ta my daughter's as well as In my own health. Our appetites Improved very grcatfy , the digestion seemed much Mc...

THE VAL ENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M RICK. Pub Uher VALENTINE , NEBRASKA. Experience Is u school. It ia also faying , at times. Men are like eggs. Plenty of honest men. but few ' 'strictly" honest sweetest meat Is not always in < ± he largest nut. A great pedigree may contain littlo virtue. In duo tiino It will be discovered that Mattie Bennett , the head of the murder merger * is a real lady. alias Stone suys she will not lecture oa her experiences. She may , however , .jneuUem the matter casually to her Xnends. 2-ever Judge a cigar hy the name It Jjcara. The gentlemen who christen -cigars are paid for their extravagance Jbi nomenclature. Ura. Astor did not go so far as to say ; aat every man who has a college edu- cjidon is a gentleman. Some college graduates are moneyless. In undertaking an air-ship perform ance the fear that a man may iall down At It is always more accentuated than 3u the cose of other enterprises. One of General Funston's admirers .refers to him as "a man of dasn an...

FORTY THOUSAND VOLCANO THE ESTIMATE F OM SORELY STRICKEN MARTIdUE Thirty Survivor ofs Sccrcs of Pesidents-Shlrcing in Harbor is Likwlse Destroyed Nothing Left of Once Flourisliing City. CITY OF ST. PIERRE IS COMPLETELY OBLITERATED Esalco the Burning Mountain in Salvador , Has Been Extinct For Ten Moiuiis. and During Hut Time Frequent Earthquakes- Three Brothers Shot- St. Thomas , D. W. I. , May 10. It is n iw climated tint forty tlious ud jpeisuns . ucrislifd as a result of the vulcanic eitiplion iu tile island oi H.irlinique. raiia , M.iy 9. The commander of the Freuuh cruisci , Suchct , has tele- giaphed to the minister of marine , frua Koit de France , island of Mar tinique , unvlcr date of Thursday , May 8. at IU p. m. , as follows : 441 laving just returned from St. Pierre , which has been completely destroyed hy an immense mass of fire , which fell on the town about fcight i.i the nioniiu . The entire p ij.ulalion , about 25Ud ( ) souls ! S sup- p ised to have perished. I have...

\ yL _ a-.l V. , f'A Mfc \ s A Defiance to the Sun Most p.iints are but a , poor protection from the sun. The sun's rays cannot . . penetrate the perfect protection Pulton's Sun ProofPaJiit3givciiliou.se. It is a. permanent painting out of everything that can injure walls or roof a . defiance to the Him. Sun S Proof arc made of the purest materials , accurately mixed J > y powerful machines making every can alike and render It possible to yuurantcc the paint in every can to wear well for five years. It usually lasts twice as long. Send for our free book of paint knowledge , or write for anything you want to know about paint. PATTON PAINT COMPANY , fiffMwaukee , Wis. For Sale by Valentine Nebraska Fl Next Monday and Tuesday Big Fire Auction Sale At tlie Old Court House What is left from the fire goes at any price. F , H. Baumgartel , \ Valentine : : : : : Nebraska Public Auction. At the James 13. Cox place , 7 miles northwest of Crookston , Neb. I - I Following is a list of the pr...

1 CHARLOTTE M. BRAEME CHAPTER I. "What will my life be like , I wonder' & am almost tired of waiting to see whal fhe future holds for me , " said a sweet , Withe voice. * * Trred of waiting , " was the grave , slow ply ; "tired of waiting. How old are 8K > u , Irene ? " "Seventeen and a half. I have been srondering ever since I was fifteen what fcte had in store for me. " The grave voice asked : * * Did I see you running after \vhite- - jvinged butterfly this morning , and did > u not spend an hour yesterday in teach- C g a starling to suy something that oundcd like a word ? " "Yes , " and a ripple of laughter came With the reply. "Last night you dresaed a doll for the tiller's little daughter , did you not ? " "Yea ; I " * * Yes , and much pleased she was when 1 took it to her this morning. She put fe in a little boat , and sent it sailing down the mill stream. I heard you tell Susan that if she forgot everything else in the world she was to remember to purchase blue ribb...